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Anyone else cringe when Betty was not only smoking, but drinking after she found out she was pregnant? .

...and riding the pony, after the doctor told her not to. Yikes!

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post #92 of 111

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Pete’s world was crushed. It is clearer than ever in this episode that he doesn’t love his wife and loves peggy. He also uses her advice about telling the truth to tell her that. After all it worked when he spoke the truth earlier, but he was rejected in an extreme way this time. Peggy states that she could have essentially forced Pete to be with her and she still rejected it. Pete was obviously devastated. Ironically he did one of the few nice things office-wise by giving Don a heads up because at the end of the day, he respects Don and wants Don’s approval desperately. The seen with the gun is obviously very troubling to say the least.

Don’s wife seems to have really gone over the edge and her behavior gets to be more extreme.

The question is, will the return to the show in early 1963? Will Kennedy still be alive? Will it be before Nov 63? Or maybe early ’64 and time elapses a little more significantly and the office moves as the Beatles land in NYC…..

I really think that as good as season one was this was a whole level better.
post #93 of 111
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I want them to show the characters' reactions to Kennedy's assassination, so hoping for a return before that time frame next season.

Also hoping Matthew Weiner is back on board next season as well.
post #94 of 111

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I want them to show the characters' reactions to Kennedy's assassination, so hoping for a return before that time frame next season.

Me, too.

I got a chuckle out of Don watching Kennedy's address about the Cuban Missle Crisis on TV in his "expensive hotel," the TV was hopeless, with the picture going up and down at times. Cheap piece of junk!
post #95 of 111

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I wonder what year we'll be in when the show starts again at Season Three.
---didn't it jump 2 years between Season 1 & Season 2 (1960 to 1962?) Will Kennedy already be dead at the start of the new season? Will Pete get inducted to go to Vietnam?

And what was the deal with Pete holding his rifle at the end?

I hope they will start sometime in 1963 so the show will cover the Kennedy assassination, as well. Pete won't have to worry about getting drafted. In the early 60s married men were exempt from being drafted.

I had noticed the rifle was in the corner of his office when Peggy came in to have a drink with him. After the conversation with Peggy I was afraid he was going to use the rifle on himself.
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I had noticed the rifle was in the corner of his office when Peggy came in to have a drink with him. After the conversation with Peggy I was afraid he was going to use the rifle on himself.

I loved how Peggy "dressed down" Pete. What were her exact words, in parting? And hey, she put her hand on his shoulder before leaving...which would indicate that she still cared (at least a little). It would be up to Pete to decide if he wants to become a better man in Peggy's eyes, to win her over. After their affair, Pete didn't know how he wanted to be with her - for a while, he was cruel to her in public.
post #97 of 111

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was that the season finale? =D i totally luv this series!!! it's so awesome. definitely all engines on full tilt.
post #98 of 111

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I had noticed the rifle was in the corner of his office when Peggy came in to have a drink with him. After the conversation with Peggy I was afraid he was going to use the rifle on himself.


Isn't the rifle always there? It's the one he exchanged the "Chip 'n' Dip" for that he got for a wedding gift. The one his wife threw a fit over when he brought it home, and he later took back to the office.

I thought his sitting there with the rifle in hand at the end of the episode was him being prepared to defend the himself from the looters his wife was concerned about back at their apartment...
post #99 of 111

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I thought his sitting there with the rifle in hand at the end of the episode was him being prepared to defend the himself from the looters his wife was concerned about back at their apartment...
I could be wrong but I thought he was in his apartment (not at his in-laws' house) prepared for looters.
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i like how the feeling of uncertainty then is similar (obviously not nuclear now) to our financial crisis right now and prez. election. just that feeling of uncertainty is still there and what the priest said about it's uncertain all the time =).

PS was that season finale? are there more next week?
post #101 of 111

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Season finale.
post #102 of 111
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I could be wrong but I thought he was in his apartment (not at his in-laws' house) prepared for looters.

Pete was in his office at Sterling Cooper, holding his rifle.
post #103 of 111

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thx matt =D. that scene with duck blowing up was so funny . don is the master of cool for sure. he's so perfect for the job. i luv the acting when he and betty are sitting down in the kitchen. just, no words nor any reactions, lol. then zoom out, just pure awesomeness.

re: pete+rifle holding reminds me of the old motif of how NYC can sometimes be a literal 'jungle'. it is an intense imagery paying tribute to the rawness of the times. i really dig it, very painterly.
post #104 of 111

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Originally Posted by Robert Floto
Isn't the rifle always there? It's the one he exchanged the "Chip 'n' Dip" for that he got for a wedding gift. The one his wife threw a fit over when he brought it home, and he later took back to the office.

I thought his sitting there with the rifle in hand at the end of the episode was him being prepared to defend the himself from the looters his wife was concerned about back at their apartment...
Thanks for the clarification on how Pete got the rifle. This is the first time I had noticed it and I didn't watch the show as much last season. As noted above, Pete was definitely sitting in his office at the end of the episode.
post #105 of 111

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Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » Lionsgate Must Be Staffed By Mad Men; Execs Look To Replace Creator Weiner

Apparently, head writer and show runner Weiner may be out... they are looking for others to helm the show (Sorkin, etc.)

This would be devestating for the show.
post #106 of 111

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^Assuming Nikki Finke's info is correct, Weiner is bringing this on himself by asking for $10 million. $10 million dollars on a basic cable show? Why not ask for a billion dollars? Both have about the same chance of happening.
post #107 of 111

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It's not the money, it's the money.
post #108 of 111

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Does anyone know if AMC is running a Mad Men Season 2 marathon or has a schedule for these episodes? Or if they are available On Demand? Trying to catch up. Thanks!
post #109 of 111

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hopefully it comes out on BD soon to complement my season1 =d
post #110 of 111
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hopefully it comes out on BD soon to complement my season1 =d

Took a while:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/290362/htf-blu-ray-review-mad-men-season-two
post #111 of 111
Season 2 marathon on August 10:

http://movies.amctv.com/schedule/originals.php?category=Mad+Men

And its on Comcast On Demand right now as well.

Can't wait for Season 3 premiere on august 16!
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